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DOE's License Application for a High-Level Waste Geologic Repository at Yucca Mountain

Who:   U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) What:   DOE license application seeking authorization to construct a geologic repository When:   June 3, 2008 (application submitted) Where:   Yucca Mountain site in Nye County, Nevada (see map showing Location of Yucca Mountain) Why:   The NRC will issue a construction authorization only if DOE can demonstrate that it can safely construct and operate the repository in compliance with established regulations.

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On June 3, 2008, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) submitted a license application to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), seeking authorization to construct a high-level waste geologic repository at Yucca Mountain, Nevada. For details, see the following documents and correspondence from DOE:

• Transmittal Letter (June 3, 2008)
• General Information
• Safety Analysis Report (SAR)
• References cited by U.S. Department of Energy
• 2002 Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS)
• 2008 Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement
• Letter to NRC re: Notification of Plan for Supplementing the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) (October 3, 2008)
• Letter to NRC re: Update to the Yucca Mountain Repository License Application (LA) for Construction Authorization. (February 19, 2009)

Note: Portions of DOE's Yucca Mountain Geologic Repository license application were submitted with bookmarks, as well as hyperlinks to various reference documents (such as the Design Control Documents). However, those bookmarks and hyperlinks are currently inactive in the files that are publicly available through the links provided above. Nonetheless, the various reference documents may be obtained on DVD by contacting the staff of the NRC's Public Document Room.

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